Gulf Coast Operators, Inc. v. Fleming Oil Company

WERLEIN, Justice.

This suit was brought by Gulf Coast Operators, Inc., herein referred to as Gulf Coast, as operator of an oil and gas lease, against Fleming Oil Company, Inc., hereinafter called Fleming, Goddard Machinery Company and H. A. Potter, Jr., owners of non-operating working interests in the lease, for payment of operating costs allegedly attributable to their non-operating working interests, and against Scurlock Oil Company, the purchaser of production from the lease, to recover proceeds from production attributable to the interests of Fleming, Goddard and Potter. Fleming and Pot…